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In practice, the victory gives one point and the lost zero point. In case of a draw, both players share the point.

Some twenty years ago an English journalist complained that in sports, only chess and marbles were above suspicion. One wonders what has happened in the world of marbles. Hans Ree
I think that the World Champion should try to defend the quality of play more than anyone else! Boris Spassky
Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it’s okay to lose. I don’t. You have to be merciless. Magnus Carlsen
The competition in the men’s tournament has grown massively over the past 20 years. Chess is becoming more and more popular, and there are no weak teams in the tournament any longer. Andrey Filatov
It’s always more difficult to hold the title than to get it. Vladimir Akopian
2012

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